TEXAS · WELLS · HANSFORD COUNTY · FREE LEASE · API 42-195-31290 · DISTRICT 08
Free #7R
Hansford County · Texas Hugoton field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Free #7R (API 42-195-31290) is a well in Hansford County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed March 7, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1996, permitted to 2,910 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Stone Corral, Panhandle Lm., Brown Dolo..
Its lease has reported 732K mcf of gas since March 1997, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 384
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Sep 2022 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyDec 31, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,910
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 7, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 732K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAR 1997 THROUGH SEP 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 7, 1997
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2022
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free G-14-163309 | Texas Hugoton | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 732K | Mar 1997 – Sep 2022 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Free
Burk Royalty Co. Ltd.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Hansford County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyMar 1997 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Sep 2017
- 3Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2017 → Sep 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456865-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Dec 30, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 | Jan 15, 1997 | 3,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 1997 | Free G-14-163309 | Texas Hugoton | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2022 | 2,910 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,220 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Stone Corral | 1,667 | 1,553 |
| Panhandle Lm. | 2,323 | 897 |
| Brown Dolo. | 2,670 | 550 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,760 | 2,786 | Perforated |
| 2,888 | 2,910 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,608 | 13.5 | 910 S |
| 7 | 2,888 | 8.75 | 180 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 18, 1997 | May 6, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1997 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-195-31290 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-195-31290 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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